by Niall Duffy | Sep 18, 2023 | Featured Article, Ireland, News
EU coastal states are losing out to non-EU members in fishing rights because the European Commission’s scientifically informed approach to quotas is subject to abuse by rogue Nordic players. That’s according to Aodh O’Donnell of the Irish Fish Producers...
by Niall Duffy | Mar 27, 2023 | Featured Article, Ireland, News
Norway’s gains under their latest EU deal allows them to catch 4.5 times our blue whiting quota in our own EEZ. That’s according to Irish fishing industry leaders who welcome Norway’s exclusion from the Irish Box but say Ireland still lacks an equitable arrangement....
by Niall Duffy | Feb 9, 2023 | Featured Article, Ireland, Irish Skipper Expo News, News
As EU-Norway fisheries talks enter a fifth round, the Irish fishing industry has united to call for a fair deal for Ireland. Aodh O Donnell, chief executive of the Irish Fish Producers Organisation (IFPO) says fishing industry representatives have worked closely...
by Niall Duffy | Jan 27, 2023 | Ireland, News
Irish fishing representatives have accused Norway of stalling EU quota talks, because they failed to secure privileged access to blue whiting in Ireland’s EEZ (European Economic Zone) waters. “Norway has a track record of overfishing blue whiting and mackerel ,” says...
by Niall Duffy | Dec 13, 2022 | Ireland, News
Irish fishing industry Reps have welcomed a commitment from the Minister for the Marine to protect access to Ireland’s rich Blue Whiting fishing grounds. Fishing representatives had lobbied extensively in recent weeks against EU discussions to grant Norway – a non-EU...
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